[tor-bugs] #1090 [Tor Client]: Warning about using an excluded node for exit

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#1090: Warning about using an excluded node for exit
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    Reporter:  Sebastian   |       Owner:  nickm             
        Type:  defect      |      Status:  needs_review      
    Priority:  major       |   Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.2.x-final
   Component:  Tor Client  |     Version:  0.2.1.19          
  Resolution:  None        |    Keywords:                    
      Parent:              |      Points:                    
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Comment(by arma):

 {{{
 +#if 0
 +    /* Removing this retry logic: if we only allow one exit, and it is in
 the
 +       same family as all our entries, then we are just plain not going
 to win
 +       here. */
 }}}

 The problem here is that we mean two different things by "family". One is
 that MyFamily has been set explicitly by the operator. The other is "it's
 nearby on the network". I agree that we want to honor the former, but if
 we've configured a bridge that happens to be nearby the exit relay we
 picked, and the circuit is about to fail, I think it shouldn't fail. Part
 of the problem here is that we're picking the exit node first without
 regard for where our bridge might be.

 This topic is also related to the "do you want your bridges to keep you
 safe or do you want your bridges to maximize your reachability" tension
 that we're seeing in other contexts.

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